Wk 1 · 2026

San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams — Thu, Sep 10

Thu, Sep 10 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, VIC · Netflix

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 13 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.

San Francisco 49ers

NFC West · no games yet

8:35pET

LAR -3.5 · total 48.5 DraftKings

Ratings differential LAR by 2.9

Los Angeles Rams

NFC West · no games yet

What is at stake

An NFC West game. These two play each other twice a season, home and away, and when the NFC West finishes level it is the head-to-head result and then the division record that separate them — before any of the rest. Division standings. Neither team is at home for this one: it is played at a neutral site. NFL Melbourne Game.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus no home-field adjustment at a neutral site. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have been through a draft and a free-agency window since.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

49ers: +2.6#7

Efficiency margin

Rams: +5.5#1

49ers: +2.5#6

Offense

Rams: +3.8#2

49ers: +0.2#15

Defense

Rams: +1.7#6

49ers: 25.7

Points / game

Rams: 30.5

49ers: 21.8

Points allowed / game

Rams: 20.4

Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats

The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.

49ers form

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Rams form

No completed games on record.

49ers this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Rams this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 10

Opponent	49ers	Rams
Cardinals NFC	vs Wk 3 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview
Broncos AFC	vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview	at Wk 3 · scheduled preview
Seahawks NFC	at Wk 5 · scheduled preview	at Wk 16 · scheduled preview
Commanders NFC	vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview	at Wk 9 · scheduled preview
Raiders AFC	vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview	at Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Cowboys NFC	at Wk 10 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 15 · scheduled preview
Giants NFC	at Wk 13 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 2 · scheduled preview
Chargers AFC	at Wk 15 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview
Chiefs AFC	at Wk 16 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview
Eagles NFC	vs Wk 17 · scheduled preview	at Wk 4 · scheduled preview

Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, 49ers leads 26–14 with 1 tie · Rams won the last one

41 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 4.8 points toward 49ers

Yr	Date	Result	Site	Won
2025	2025-11-09	Rams 42 — 26 49ers	at SF	Rams
2025	2025-10-02	49ers 26 — 23 Rams	at LAR	49ers
2024	2024-12-12	Rams 12 — 6 49ers	at SF	Rams
2024	2024-09-22	49ers 24 — 27 Rams	at LAR	Rams
2023	2024-01-07	Rams 21 — 20 49ers	at SF	Rams
2023	2023-09-17	49ers 30 — 23 Rams	at LAR	49ers
2022	2022-10-30	49ers 31 — 14 Rams	at LAR	49ers
2022	2022-10-03	Rams 9 — 24 49ers	at SF	49ers
2021	2022-01-30	49ers 17 — 20 Rams	at LAR	Rams playoffs
2021	2022-01-09	49ers 27 — 24 Rams	at LAR	49ers
2021	2021-11-15	Rams 10 — 31 49ers	at SF	49ers
2020	2020-11-29	49ers 23 — 20 Rams	at LAR	49ers
2020	2020-10-18	Rams 16 — 24 49ers	at SF	49ers
2019	2019-12-21	Rams 31 — 34 49ers	at SF	49ers
2019	2019-10-13	49ers 20 — 7 Rams	at LAR	49ers
2018	2018-12-30	49ers 32 — 48 Rams	at LAR	Rams
2018	2018-10-21	Rams 39 — 10 49ers	at SF	Rams
2017	2017-12-31	49ers 34 — 13 Rams	at LAR	49ers
2017	2017-09-21	Rams 41 — 39 49ers	at SF	Rams
2016	2016-12-24	49ers 22 — 21 Rams	at LAR	49ers
2016	2016-09-12	Rams 0 — 28 49ers	at SF	49ers
2015	2016-01-03	Rams 16 — 19 49ers	at SF	49ers
2015	2015-11-01	49ers 6 — 27 Rams	at LAR	Rams
2014	2014-11-02	Rams 13 — 10 49ers	at SF	Rams
2014	2014-10-13	49ers 31 — 17 Rams	at LAR	49ers
2013	2013-12-01	Rams 13 — 23 49ers	at SF	49ers
2013	2013-09-26	49ers 35 — 11 Rams	at LAR	49ers
2012	2012-12-02	49ers 13 — 16 Rams	at LAR	Rams
2012	2012-11-11	Rams 24 — 24 49ers	at SF
2011	2012-01-01	49ers 34 — 27 Rams	at LAR	49ers
2011	2011-12-04	Rams 0 — 26 49ers	at SF	49ers
2010	2010-12-26	49ers 17 — 25 Rams	at LAR	Rams
2010	2010-11-14	Rams 20 — 23 49ers	at SF	49ers
2009	2010-01-03	49ers 28 — 6 Rams	at LAR	49ers
2009	2009-10-04	Rams 0 — 35 49ers	at SF	49ers
2008	2008-12-21	49ers 17 — 16 Rams	at LAR	49ers
2008	2008-11-16	Rams 16 — 35 49ers	at SF	49ers
2007	2007-11-18	Rams 13 — 9 49ers	at SF	Rams
2007	2007-09-16	49ers 17 — 16 Rams	at LAR	49ers
2006	2006-11-26	49ers 17 — 20 Rams	at LAR	Rams
2006	2006-09-17	Rams 13 — 20 49ers	at SF	49ers

49ers leaders 2025 regular season

Passing	Brock Purdy QB #13	197/284, 2167 YDS, 20 TD, 10 INT
	Mac Jones QB #10	201/289, 2151 YDS, 13 TD, 6 INT
Rushing	Christian McCaffrey RB #23	311 CAR, 1202 YDS, 10 TD
	Brian Robinson Jr. RB #15	92 CAR, 400 YDS, 2 TD
	Brock Purdy QB #13	33 CAR, 147 YDS, 3 TD
Receiving	Christian McCaffrey RB #23	102 REC, 924 YDS, 7 TD
	Jauan Jennings WR #14	55 REC, 643 YDS, 9 TD
	George Kittle TE #85	57 REC, 628 YDS, 7 TD
	Kendrick Bourne WR #17	37 REC, 551 YDS

Defense

Tackles	Dee Winters LB #53	101
	Tatum Bethune LB #48	94
	Upton Stout CB #20	82
Sacks	Clelin Ferrell DE #98	4
	Bryce Huff DE #47	4
	Sam Okuayinonu DT #91	3
Interceptions	Deommodore Lenoir CB #2	2
	Ji'Ayir Brown S #27	2
	Dee Winters LB #53	1

full roster and per-player history

Rams leaders 2025 regular season

Passing	Matthew Stafford QB #9	388/597, 4707 YDS, 46 TD, 8 INT
	Joshua Karty PK #98	0/1, 0 YDS
Rushing	Kyren Williams RB #23	259 CAR, 1252 YDS, 10 TD
	Blake Corum RB #24	145 CAR, 746 YDS, 6 TD
	Puka Nacua WR #12	10 CAR, 105 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving	Puka Nacua WR #12	129 REC, 1715 YDS, 10 TD
	Davante Adams WR #17	60 REC, 789 YDS, 14 TD
	Colby Parkinson TE #84	43 REC, 408 YDS, 8 TD
	Xavier Smith WR #19	18 REC, 303 YDS

Defense

Tackles	Nate Landman LB #53	132
	Kam Curl S #3	122
	Omar Speights LB #48	85
Sacks	Byron Young LB #0	12
	Jared Verse DE #8	7.5
	Kobie Turner DE #91	7
Interceptions	Cobie Durant CB #2	3
	Emmanuel Forbes Jr. CB #1	3
	Kam Curl S #3	2

full roster and per-player history

These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.